New Minneapolis Impound Facility to Showcase New Era Design IdeasWe really are living in a new era with an increased sense of urgency for how we treat each other, live side by side, and respect nature. With the recent revelations about institutional discrimination and community medical responsibility, Clever Architecture has taken a bold stance on how positive, responsive design can help bring our communities closer together, no matter the facility or project. Our recent design for the new Minneapolis Impound Facility showcases several new concepts:
Positive Human Relations We developed a place that had respect for both the employees and the clients of the Impound Facility. It's not an easy thing to get a car towed, but the service is something our entire community needs in order to keep our streets functioning. So we designed a space that is comfortable, approachable, dials down conflict, and shares uses with the community in an effort to live well together. Respect for the Environment Built on contaminated lands, we took an approach to develop a site that was modern, forward thinking, and lives harmoniously with rainwater, plantings, and the facility needs. Our LEED Silver level building compliments the site with a generous amount of natural light and ventilation. Modern Classic Materials Our materials palate for the building and site combined classic, well tested materials with innovative placement and detailing for a building that looks modern and will last the test of time. As with all our designs, we marry the program and needs with an approach that is sensitive to our new Era of human community respect and environmental sensitivity.
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Bidding Under Way For Clever Architecture’s New Service Centric Minneapolis Impound Facility2/18/2020 Minneapolis Impound Facility Entrance and Drive Through Rendering | Designed By Clever Architecture Copyright 2020 All Rights Reserved Impound Facility Gets Multiple New OpportunitiesPRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release 18 February 2020 Contact Russell Peterson 763 | 226 | 3063 Russ@CleverArchitecture.com Saint Paul, Minnesota | After several years of intense design focusing on improving the neighborhood and creating a more approachable and service-oriented site, building, and customer process, Clever Architecture’s new design for the Minneapolis Impound Facility is currently bidding at the following link: https://comet-fs.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/psc/fs92prdsupplier/SUPPLIER/ERP/c/SCP_PUBLIC_MENU_FL.SCP_PUB_BID_CMP_FL.GBL "Our team spent considerable time analyzing data and looking for opportunities. We were focused on building a good neighbor facility and establishing a customer centric complex that improved image, process, and security,” said Russell Peterson RA CID. “We created an improved flow for movement, used overflow as an opportunity to give back to the community in a flexible meeting space, and repositioned the building to create an intersection on Van White Boulevard that takes traffic out of the neighborhood and gives the City of Minneapolis the opportunity to develop land that had no previous access,” continued Peterson. “We really gave this project every potential opportunity we could!” Some of the other design features include natural daylighting, a custom created durable flooring, safe and modern interiors, functional customer service counter, modern restrooms, and a site that was sensitive to the existing land history and water runoff. End Release Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Clever Architecture LLC Receives 2017 Best of St. Paul Award St. Paul Award Program Honors the Achievement ST. PAUL October 11, 2017 -- Clever Architecture LLC has been selected for the 2017 Best of St. Paul Award in the Architects category by the St. Paul Award Program. Each year, the St. Paul Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the St. Paul area a great place to live, work and play. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2017 St. Paul Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the St. Paul Award Program and data provided by third parties. About Clever Architecture Clever Architecture is a nouveau boutique architecture and interior design firm that provides comprehensive services to clients across Minnesota. We support our client's vision with an eye towards successful outcomes in a variety of areas including building design, interiors, planning, and branding. Our designers have been behind some of the most successful projects in Minnesota including the the PiM Arts High School and Center, Charles Eastman Recreation Complex, and LIfe Time Fitness. About St. Paul Award Program The St. Paul Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the St. Paul area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value. The St. Paul Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community's contributions to the U.S. economy. SOURCE: St. Paul Award Program CONTACT: St. Paul Award Program Email: PublicRelations@thebestawards.org URL: http://www.thebestawards.org ### Saint Paul, MN, October 5, 2015 | Clever Architecture is pleased to announce that we have been selected as a featured firm in the latest issue of Licensed Architect magazine.
“It is exciting to moving so quickly,” said Principal and Architect Russell Peterson. “In just a few short months we have more than quadrupled our previous year’s billings and are getting national attention from the likes of Licensed Architect magazine. It really is quite remarkable and humbling.” Clever Architecture was contacted by Licensed Architect after they had reviewed their work and process on their website at http://CleverArchitecture.com. They were impressed by the depth of experience, client range and the project outcomes in such a short time frame. Featured projects in the magazine include: A cabin for two photographers in north central Minnesota; the Native American Montessori Immersion Preschool in St. Paul, Minnesota; the Charles Eastman Ohiyes’A Trail Head in Morton, Minnesota; and new offices for the Transportation and Environmental Planning group of SRF Consulting. “We are already so busy beyond my wildest expectations. I just looked at our workload and realized we have nearly a dozen projects going simultaneously in our office. We are definitely looking to add additional staff in the coming months,” said Russ. “It is exciting to see years of experience and months of planning pay off so quickly.” Clever Architecture is headed by Marcia Stemwedel and Russell Peterson. They are conveniently located in the historic Baker Court Building at 821 Raymond Avenue near Highway 280 and Interstate 94. The firm is a block from the Green Line on University and 5 minutes from either Minneapolis or St. Paul’s downtown. The published article can be found here: http://issuu.com/licensedarchitectwinter2009/docs/lo-res-1 on pages 18 and 19. Principals at Clever Architecture in Saint Paul Minnesota have been creating great homes for decades. Our inspiration comes from our unique client's individual and family perspective. Our work includes executive and estate homes, additions and remodels, smaller homes, and cabins. We'd love to meet with you and discover your unique vision. Email us at info@cleverarchitecture.com
#home #homes #minnesota #minneapolis #minnetonka #saintpaul #stpaul #edina #edenprairie #saintmichael #eagan #woodbury #minnesotahomes Fifteen years ago I had one of the most successful small architecture firms in Minnesota: Johnson/Peterson. My clients included big name retailers, corporations, schools, and private executives. I provided creative solutions, personal service and successful branding. My family forward thinking designs for Life Time Fitness moved them into a dominant player in the fitness field helping them with a recent $4 billion capitalization. I'm proud of the work I did.
Then I chose to sell my company back to my partner and stay at home with my children as an at home dad for a decade and a half while supporting my wife in her professional career. If you think being an entrepreneur is hard, trying balancing screaming children, manipulative parents, the educational behemoth, and maintaining a house. There is a reason many don't travel this path. While I was serving my children and learning about how families interact with the world my architecture college classmates were forging ahead building their careers, networking, and leading some very prominent companies in Minnesota. To say I was jealous is an understatement. But I've learned patience is far more than a virtue. As my kids grew and became independent it was clear that I could once again have a career in architecture. One of my brilliant classmates, Marcia Stemwedel, who forged her own less traveled path accumulating experience at a variety of firms including an engineering and testing company specializing in forensics was in private practice for herself. So we teamed up and started a new firm together: Clever Architecture. In less than 9 months after strategic planning and building systems we already have more work than the two of us can handle and are looking to expand. Why do I think our new firm will be successful? "Because taking the path less traveled and patience are two of the most important traits in an architect." So we begin anew. Clever Architecture launches with the following projects: The Charles Eastman Trailhead and Education Center, SRF Consulting Group Interior Office Expansion, Sunburst Chemicals Lobby and Conference Rooms, Health Center Seclusion Rooms, Chiller Replacement at the University of Minnesota, Mechanical Redesign for Saint Paul Public Housing Authority, and a Cabin For Photographers Family On Howard Lake. Clever Architecture | Forging new paths with patience. Russell Peterson | ALA CID | 07 July 2015 Copyright Clever Architecture LLC All Rights Reserved Architecture | Interior Design | Entrepreneurship | Leadership | Creativity Visiting a client's new lake home renovation, I was inspired by the still summerness of the Minnesota lakes environment. Minnesota has so many opportunities for calm and relaxing spaces. The colors we choose can reinforce that spirit, especially if they are linked to the environment around us - water, sky, rocks, reeds, beach, trees, grass. How do we reinterpret that? This question made me think back to an art piece from the Chihuly museum. The interloping of blues and greens with summer yellow accent was a perfect interpretation of summer and water in Minnesota.
(Look at the yellow above. It is the same color in each sample. Notice how the other colors around it can change the perception of that color. The light and shadows of your environment can also shift the color. Our color experts at Clever Architecture can help you with those selections.) |
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